About
Brooks Nobuo Thon is an internationally recognized clarinetist, soloist, and educator whose career has spanned the concert stage and leading institutions of music education across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa.
Mr. Thon began his formal musical training at Interlochen Arts Academy and continued his studies at the University of Michigan and DePaul University, earning master’s degrees in both piano performance and clarinet performance. His background as both a pianist and clarinetist has contributed to a broad musical perspective and a distinctive approach to performance and teaching.
For approximately 15 years, Mr. Thon served as Principal Clarinet of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, one of Japan’s leading orchestras. Following his orchestral career, he joined Aichi University of the Arts, where he currently serves as Professor of Clarinet.
In addition to his university teaching, Mr. Thon maintains an active international career as a soloist and educator. He regularly performs and gives masterclasses throughout Europe, the United States and the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Each year, he is invited to teach at festivals, conservatories, and universities around the world, where he shares his extensive orchestral, solo, and pedagogical experience with the next generation of clarinetists.
Mr. Thon performs on a Lumière cocobolo Bb clarinet and a Lumière grenadilla A clarinet, and exclusively uses Légère reeds.
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